Construction crews use a wrecking ball to dismantle the Pfeiffer Canyon Bridge on Highway 1 in Big Sur, Calif. on Monday March 13, 2017. The bridge was compromised after slides occurred in the area associated with this winter's heavy rains. (David Royal - Monterey Herald)

Construction crews use a wrecking ball to dismantle the Pfeiffer Canyon Bridge on Highway 1 in Big Sur, Calif. on Monday March 13, 2017. The bridge was compromised after slides occurred in the area associated with this winter's heavy rains. (David Royal - Monterey Herald)

Cracks are visible on the Pfeiffer Canyon Bridge as construction crews work to dismantle the structure on Highway 1 in Big Sur, Calif. on Monday March 13, 2017. The bridge was compromised after slides occurred in the area associated with this winter's heavy rains. (David Royal - Monterey Herald)

James Wolfenden of Big Sur speaks about discovering and reporting to authorities that the Pfeiffer Canyon Bridge was damaged on Highway 1 in Big Sur, Calif. on Monday March 13, 2017. (David Royal - Monterey Herald)

Construction crews use a wrecking ball to dismantle the Pfeiffer Canyon Bridge on Highway 1 in Big Sur, Calif. on Monday March 13, 2017. The bridge was compromised after slides occurred in the area associated with this winter's heavy rains. (David Royal - Monterey Herald)

Cracks grow on the east side of Pfeiffer Canyon Bridge on Highway 1 as construction crews use a wrecking ball to dismantle the structure in Big Sur, Calif. on Monday March 13, 2017. The bridge was compromised after slides occurred in the area associated with this winter's heavy rains. (David Royal - Monterey Herald)

Construction crews use a wrecking ball to dismantle the Pfeiffer Canyon Bridge on Highway 1 in Big Sur, Calif. on Monday March 13, 2017. The bridge was compromised after slides occurred in the area associated with this winter's heavy rains. (David Royal - Monterey Herald)

A California Conservation Corps crew member carries a piece of lumber up while building the temporary Pfeiffer Canyon access trail so residents and employees can get around the damages Pfeiffer Canyon Bridge on Highway 1 in Big Sur, Calif. on Monday March 13, 2017. The bridge was compromised after slides occurred in the area associated with this winter's heavy rains. (David Royal - Monterey Herald)

A California Conservation Corps crew members Gabriel Mata, right, Angel Correa and Joseph Lowe carry a piece of lumber up while building the temporary Pfeiffer Canyon access trail so residents and employees can get around the damages Pfeiffer Canyon Bridge on Highway 1 in Big Sur, Calif. on Monday March 13, 2017. The bridge was compromised after slides occurred in the area associated with this winter's heavy rains. (David Royal - Monterey Herald)

Construction crews use a wrecking ball to dismantle the Pfeiffer Canyon Bridge on Highway 1 in Big Sur, Calif. on Monday March 13, 2017. The bridge was compromised after slides occurred in the area associated with this winter's heavy rains. (David Royal - Monterey Herald)

A crane operator moves a box over a fracture on the Pfeiffer Canyon Bridge in the early morning before adding wrecking ball to dismantle the structure on Highway 1 in Big Sur, Calif. on Monday March 13, 2017. The bridge was compromised after slides occurred in the area associated with this winter's heavy rains. (David Royal - Monterey Herald)

Construction crews use a wrecking ball to dismantle the Pfeiffer Canyon Bridge on Highway 1 in Big Sur, Calif. on Monday March 13, 2017. The bridge was compromised after slides occurred in the area associated with this winter's heavy rains. (David Royal - Monterey Herald)

Construction crews use a wrecking ball to dismantle the Pfeiffer Canyon Bridge on Highway 1 in Big Sur, Calif. on Monday March 13, 2017. The bridge was compromised after slides occurred in the area associated with this winter's heavy rains. (David Royal - Monterey Herald)

California State Parks Ranger Bernadette Davis walks over a creek flowing heavy through the Pfeiffer Big Sur Campground which flowing from above under the Pfeiffer Canyon Bridge on Highway 1 to the nearby Big Sur River in Big Sur, Calif. on Monday March 13, 2017. Davis said that much of the campground was under water during the recent rains. (David Royal - Monterey Herald)

Construction crews use a wrecking ball to dismantle the Pfeiffer Canyon Bridge on Highway 1 in Big Sur, Calif. on Monday March 13, 2017. The bridge was compromised after slides occurred in the area associated with this winter's heavy rains. (David Royal - Monterey Herald)

PHOTOS: Dismantling Pfeiffer Canyon Bridge in Big Sur

Construction crews use a wrecking ball to dismantle the Pfeiffer Canyon Bridge on Highway 1 in Big Sur on Monday March 13, 2017. The bridge was compromised after slides occurred in the area associated with this winter's heavy rains.